I'm such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy," said the actress, who previously criticized the spy franchise in March 2025

Dame Helen Mirren is all for women taking over the world — just not the world of James Bond. In a new interview with Saga magazine alongside her Thursday Murder Club costar Pierce Brosnan, the Oscar winner admitted she didn't think the next James Bond star should be a woman.

Dame Helen Mirren has said James Bond should be played by a man, even though she is "such a feminist". In a new interview with Saga Magazine, the Oscar-winning actress said "you can't have a woman. It just doesn't work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else".